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Study finds no improvement with glucose control in diabetics.  This study looked at moderately controlled diabetes. Studies have previously shown that poorly controlled diabetes definitely benefits more than those with more mild glucose control problems.  Additionally, the Testosterone levels in this study would not have met the definition of low T by other studies.  So, the question is did these men need T?  Second, did the authors design the study long enough to see changes in the insulin sensitivity and glucose control?  Abstract only available and thus I don't have access to that information.  Third, and this might support the 2nd point, increased lean mass and decreased fat mass was found.  This points to positive metabolic change.  Would this have, given more time, resulted in improved glucose control? No change in visceral adiposity was seen.  This finding, also, is not new.  Testosterone therapy does not improve visceral adiposity.  Though, increasing fat adiposity, low Testosterone, and associated increase in systemic inflammatory cytokine production results in visceral adiposity, Testosterone therapy does reverse the visceral adiposity.  

study links rhabdomyolysis to exercise induced hyponatremia.  This article links the depletion of glycogen to muscle release of IL-6 leading to increase in ECW and thus hyponatremia. The abstract discusses fluid restriction vs hypertonic 3% NaCL to reverse the more severe cases.  The first signs are of weight gain and thus weight should be monitored.  Decreased renal output is also associated with EAH.  Altered mental status is an early sign.

This article finds that Testosterone transdermal therapy addition to Diet and exercise improved glycemic control and reversed Metabolic Syndrome in men with low T and type II Diabetes.  This article really highlights the proper approach to therapy: combined nutrition, exercise, and Testosterone therapy, when indicated, for men with Metabolic Syndrome and/or Diabetes.  A reduction in IR, adiponectin and hsCRP was observed.

Lower Testosterone associated with increased prevalence of NAFLD in men.   Higher Testosterone levels did not reduce or reverse progression of NAFLD in men. This points to Testosterone as just one piece of the metabolic puzzle in metabolic syndrome, NAFLD... in men.  

rat model finds T4 and rT3 receptors at plasma membrane.  T3 was found to bind with lower affinity than rT3 and T4 at the same receptor binding site.

Only abstract available here.  In vitro study finds that rT3 decreased the metabolic effect of T3.  This gives the impression that rT3 has an antagonist effect to T3 on the receptor.

The ignorance of this authors statements is unmeasurable.  Numerous other studies have shown weight loss in men with obesity is associated with increased Testosterone production.  My book highlights the mechanism by which adipose tissue decreased Testosterone production.  The author was quoted as pointed to no Testosterone replacement (even if levels are low????) despite the evidence that Testosterone will improve glucose metabolism, build muscle (reverse sarcopenia obesity), improve cholesterol metabolism,  and significantly aid Diabetes control just to name a few; yet the author says, give surgery instead.  I am sure the author is a surgeon and thus bias might, just might, be present.

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study finds that increased use of antibiotics throughout childhood leads to increased weight in adulthood. The authors observed "reversible, persistent, and progressive effects. We shouldn't be surprised. This effect has been seen in the cattle industry for years. Also displays the amazing effects of the gut flora on metabolism.

Phase III study finds that IV mistletoe reversed operative NK suppressio pointed to the increase NK effect of mistletoe.

New study finds that head injury alters gut bacteria.  This destroys the isolated systems thinking of traditional medicine.  This is the gut-grain connection, but in REVERSE.

good review of HERVs.

Yes, your relationship with your office chair can be toxic but it doesn't mean you have no choice but to go with it. Unlike personal relationships, you don't need to walk away from it completely (because that's impossible especially if your work involves sitting in front of a computer). You simply need to know how to fight its bad effects and instead try to reverse them.

study finds very low calorie diet reversed diabetes. The greatest weight loss was associated with greatest remission of diabetes at 86% with >15 kg weight loss.

Statins cause atherosclerosis, not reverse it.  New study describes the mechanism.

"Induction of HIF-1α by hypoxia (1% O2) or by CoCl2 was markedly inhibited by ascorbate and loading with physiological levels resulted in almost complete reversal of HIF-1α stabilisation. Gene expression was similarly affected, with VEGF mRNA and GLUT-1 up-regulation being inhibited by ascorbate"

This study claims no viable benefit for the follow of rT3 in patients on T4/T3 treatment; yet, rT3 increases cancer cell proliferation by up to 80%?!?! Inflammation increases rT3!?!? Context, context, context.

Elevated rT3 as a part of non-thyroid all illness syndrome